Ustronia sloanei

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Ustronia sloanei
Alecton discoidalis and Ustronia sloanei.png
firefly larva Alecton discoidalis is feeding on Ustronia sloanei keeping the operculum at side, in captivity
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U. sloanei
Binomial name
Ustronia sloanei
(d’Orbigny, 1842)

Ustronia sloanei is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. [1] [2]

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Distribution

This species lives in Cuba. [1]

Ecology

Ustronia sloanei is a rock dwelling species. [2]

Predators of Ustronia sloanei include larvae of firefly bug Alecton discoidalis . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, doi : 10.1155/2010/149879.